Advertising set for 2002 revival

THE advertising industry is set for a significant upturn in fortunes next year, Doug Flynn, chief executive of Aegis Britain, Britain's number two advertising and marketing company, has told the Sunday Times.

'We can expect an upturn in the second half of 2002, sooner and steeper than people expect,' he is quoted as saying.

If he is correct, it will bring an end to the worst advertising recession on record.